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NAPLAN 2026 National Results released

05 August 2026

Latest findings from the 2026 NAPLAN National Results released by ACARA show signs of improvement from 2023 in national numeracy levels for Australian students in Years 5, 7 and 9, but also highlight some other areas requiring attention.

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NAPLAN student results are available from the start of Term 3

23 July 2026

Parents and carers of students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 who took this year’s NAPLAN assessment in March will receive an individual student report (ISR) of their child’s results from their school from the start of Term 3.

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Latest information on Policies and Priorities in education in Australia released

01 July 2026

New information on Policies and Priorities in education has been released by ACARA as part of the National Report on Schooling in Australia 2025. 

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New Curriculum leadership resources now available

24 June 2026

School and curriculum leaders across Australia now have access to a new suite of Curriculum leadership resources designed to support whole-school curriculum planning and implementation of the Australian Curriculum.

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NAPLAN 2026 Update

12 March 2026

Update from ACARA CEO Stephen Gniel about the disruption caused on Day 1 of NAPLAN testing.

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Efforts to raise numeracy skills through targeted review of Foundation to Year 2 Mathematics curriculum

02 March 2026

Education Ministers have accepted the recommendation of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) to conduct a targeted iterative review of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics - Foundation to Year 2, as part of a national effort to improve numeracy skills.

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ACARA - Assessment

Assessment

We run the National Assessment Program – the national tests students sit in school – including NAPLAN.

We undertake a range of research activities to deliver NAPLAN tests in an online environment in the future.

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